 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Seite 3631837Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 Seiten
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, 30 and writing an exact man: and therefore, if a man...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 Seiten
...waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full , man; conference a ready man; and writing an ex- , net 1>2>3>4>5>6>7>8>9>:>]4 > 7 he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 Seiten
...things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, there7ore, what we ev'ry one can swear Our eyes themselves have seen appear, That, when he hail need have a iresent wit ; and if he read little, he had need have mich cunning, to seem to... | |
 | Charles Bridges - 1850 - 501 Seiten
...may be read by deputy and extracts of them made by others. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man: and writing an exact man : and therefore if a man write little, tye had need have a good memory; if he confer little, he had need of much cunning, to appear to know... | |
 | 1851 - 278 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And, therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an.exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 Seiten
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he had need haw a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he... | |
 | 1852 - 780 Seiten
...believe, but to weigt and consider. Some books are to be tasted others to be swallowed, and some few to bt his mind. He On: he doth not. Histories make men wise, poeu witty, the mathematics subtle, natural phi!o*»phy deep,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 Seiten
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit : and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
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